BOYS CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK
The sport of cross country requires intense mental and physical commitment; you must push yourself past the pain barrier on a daily basis. The cross country runner will run an average of 50 miles per week and run 3 to 3.5 miles for competition. Cross Country will help you develop muscles you never knew you had and also develop incredible mental focus. Cross Country runners tend to be some of the brightest students in the classroom. Long distance running is a lifetime sport you can run at any age and you will develop lifelong friends along the way, so give it a try!
COACHING STAFF
| Doug Guy, Head Coach | 281-920-8005 |
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Terrell Harris, Assistant Coach Track sprints/jumps |
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Ricky Stade, Assistant Coach Track sprints/jumps |
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Ted Bradfors, Assistant Coach Track throws/vault |
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TRY-OUT PROCEDURES AND ACTIVITY FEES
All students will be required to meet a tryout time in the 2-mile on the Friday of the first week of school. You are also required to pay a $70 activity fee which is due at the end of the first full week of school. Please refer to Cross Country Rules and Expectations.
In addition to submitting the form for Cross Country Rules and Expectations, please remember that all athletes must submit the required athletic packet forms referred to under General Information.
PRACTICES
All students in the cross country class are required to come to 6:00 am practice on a daily basis. The regular class period is not long enough to sustain a proper workout for the sport of cross country. Come prepared to run everyday unless otherwise instructed by the coach.
You will be required to maintain a daily training log which will be turned in at the end of each week. Please refer to Cross Country Rules and Expectations.
SCHEDULES
2009 Cross Country Schedule
Athletic games are subject to change, sometimes with little notice. Please check our website calendar for updates during the season.
NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Boys’ Cross Country Wins 2009 District 20-5A
The Westside Boys’ Cross Country Team won the 2009 District 20-5A meet on October 27, over a 5,000-meter sloppy, wet course with an average time of 17:51. Bellaire High School was a distant second with an average time of 18:31. In cross-country the team is allowed to enter seven athletes of which five score. Senior Gabe Cossio won the meet followed by sophomore Eladio Perez. Senior Mehdi Ranaiefar placed 5th followed by freshman Matt Taylor in 10th and junior Jeremy Kelley in 11th. The rest of the team consisted of junior Kevin Motzinger in 16th place and junior Costa Zgourides in 23rd place. In the Junior Varsity race, freshman Jake Storey placed second in a neck and neck race with an athlete from Bellaire. He was followed by Kevin Garcia in 4th, Meelad Ranaiefar in 11th, Taylor Donalson in 13th, Ruben Perez in 17th, Kye Cockerham in 21st, and Juan Araujo in 26th.
Back: Matt Taylor, Kevin Motsinger, Costas Zgourides
Front: Jeremy Kelly, Gabe Cossio, Eladio Perez, Mehdi Ranaiefar
Read about the Ladder to Success, Student-Athlete Academic Success Initiative, implemented this year.
Link to Athletic Booster Club website